Last time I argued about school bus safety and kids running across roads without looking, I got ripped apart by Americans. In Australia we teach kids to hop off buses safely and look both ways before crossing a road after the bus has pulled away.
Same here. My classmate lost her sister just like this. Yes, people and drivers should be observant, but reality isn't a theory test.
I saw my classmate's face going from a happy young girl to this mask of absolute emptiness. There was nothing I could do being a very, very dumb boy other than staying away while her friends tried to support her.
I think about her every time I see a school bus stop. I follow the rules around busses like if I hat two police officers in the back watching me, but really it's just the memory of the sister sitting there.
Yeah I too remember a kid at my school got hit by a car and died back in the 90s. It was near the local soccer field and I still remember the pedestrian crossing that was put in the spot of the accident everytime I used to drive past.
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u/Hutchoman87 1d ago
Last time I argued about school bus safety and kids running across roads without looking, I got ripped apart by Americans. In Australia we teach kids to hop off buses safely and look both ways before crossing a road after the bus has pulled away.